Atomic people ★★★★

Senkichi Awaya was sitting in his dining room at the mayor’s residence in Hiroshima as the clocked ticked round to 8.15am on 6 August 1945. His teenage son Shinobu, and granddaughter Ayako, refugees f

Today, every one of the crew members who carried out the bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is dead. As the 80th anniversary of the attacks approaches, Stephen Walker, one of the last writers to interview them, revisits what they told him

13 AUGUST

To commemorate 80 years since the Second World War, History of War will be taking a look at some of the key events taking place during each month of the conflict

13 AUGUST WEDNESDAY

We must resist the temptation to protect young people from difficult issues, says author Michael Morpurgo